No station the same as The Edge

I tuned into 92.1 The Edge on Wednesday and to my absolute surprise, Kelly Clarkson was on. Mistake?

Council welcomes opinions

MSU students and city residents could have a chance to voice their opinions tonight at two meetings being held at the East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbott Road.The University Student Commission will hold their first meeting of the year at 5:30 in Conference Room A.

Police briefs 09/23/03

Story time

Parents and children escaped the gloomy weather Monday by enjoying an afternoon of reading, songs and crafts at the East Lansing Public Library.

City quiet with first away game

It was the calmest, quietest weekend so far this semester in the city as the MSU football team took to the road, police said. East Lansing police didn't issue any citations under the city's new policy on party noise, which calls for jail time and steep fines for the most serious offenders.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Residents report armed robbery in Victor Street apartment

Three men entered an East Lansing apartment with guns Tuesday morning before tying up their victims and ransacking their apartment, their victims told police. The attack on the 1100 block of Victor Street comes after two separate armed robberies late Sunday in East Lansing.

Column didn't do Cash death justice

The column reflecting the passing of music legend Johnny Cash "Reflections on 'The Man in Black' bring timeless musical memories" (SN 9/15) is terrible.

Show fall spirit by costume-dressing

I agree with Tina Reed's column "Take time to participate in splendors of fall" (SN 9/16). I think fall is a great season and I think Halloween is a great holiday.

Emmy Awards offer surprises, boredom

The 55th Annual Emmy Awards were held Sunday night and though they were laced with bits of comedy and drama, the overall feel of the yearly television award show was quite somber.I'm not one to normally catch four-hour-long, boring award shows, but since my favorite television comedy, "Sex and the City," was up for a handful of awards, I thought I would tune in to see if the leading ladies from New York City would walk away with a golden statue or not.And in case 'U' didn't catch it, the raunchy, laugh-filled comedy about four women's out-of-this-world lives only took home one Emmy - outstanding casting for a comedy series.Boo-hoo!

Mich. voters favor racial-preference ban, surveys say

Two recently released surveys indicate Michigan voters favor banning racial preferences by amending the state's constitution.The surveys come on the heels of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, a movement led by Ward Connerly, chairman and founder of the Sacramento-based American Civil Rights Coalition.

German author visits 'U'

As Romanian author Karin Gündisch read from her book "How I Became an American" on Monday night, some bursts of laughter came sooner than others. Some members of the 40-person audience in the International Center got the joke as she read the German version, but the rest didn't follow until translator Angelika Kraemer read the English version a paragraph later. Gündisch stopped at MSU two weeks into her American tour for the book.

Concert raises over $15,000 for local musician

Scott M. Atkinson Special for The State News Robert "Bubba" Grundner knows he has friends who care.

Shots, strips fight influenza this fall

This flu season, cough drops might be mistaken for Listerine Pocket Packs and a digital doctor may diagnose whether patients should make the trip to Olin Health Center. Throat lozenges in the form of wafer-thin strips and Olin's online doctor are two innovations on a centuries-old illness this year, and experts are hoping they'll have a better handle on the disease than in recent years. Chloraseptic Sore Throat Relief Strips appeared on the shelves of Walgreens, 410 E.

Emergency coordinator plans for 'U'

By title, Dan Caulkett is an MSU code compliance instructor.In reality, he's responsible for coordinating the emergency action plan that is designed to usher MSU's nearly 45,000 student population to safety, should danger show its face on campus.In more than eight years serving MSU behind the scenes by planning for the unthinkable, Caulkett, 50, has seen a transformation in safety coordination.The so-called "big three" of university security concerns - fires, tornadoes and hazardous materials - have taken a backseat to the ever-growing concerns about terrorism."In a fire, it is really simple," said Caulkett, who worked for a health care provider in Detroit and at the Ingham County Medical Center before joining MSU.

Time to talk it out

ASMSU representative Adam Raezler jumped the gun when speaking on behalf of MSU's undergraduate student government at the latest Association of Michigan Universities conference. As a representative for ASMSU, he informed AMU that ASMSU was considering disassociation from the organization.

Arafat is obstacle in way of peace

Though Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is a democratically elected leader, there will be no peace and security for Israelis and no rise in the standard of living for Palestinians unless he is removed from the scene.

No excuses

MSU students might want to lock their doors, board up their windows and take cover. No, it's not a hurricane - it's yet another computer virus attack.

Megaphone trophy returns

Monquiz Wedlow has never been happier to hold a cheerleader's megaphone. The only problem - no one had a camera to take a picture of him and MSU head football coach John L.

It's no joke: 'U' can have access to free higher education

You have been in classes for more than a few weeks now. The tuition, nearly $2,000 for most of you, has been paid, and your textbooks, both new and used, have cost perhaps $200 or more.

If Bruce is Boss, these Tigers should roll over

They weren't booing in Comerica Park on Sunday night. They were saying "Bruuuuuuce."Honest mistake, though.